Home Remedies for Back Pain & Vata Stiffness
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Read about Home Remedies for Back Pain & Vata Stiffness based on ancient Ayurvedic remedies and practices.
Take ¼ to ½ teaspoon 2 or 3 times a day with warm water. • The herbs tagara and valerian are muscle relaxants. Taking ½ teaspoon of either with some warm water will relax the muscles that may be causing back pain. It will also help induce restful sleep.
Most back pain can be effectively treated with these herbs, but a ruptured or slipped disk often requires intensive medical care. Rubbing the painful area of the back with mahanarayan oil is also effective for RUB IN SOME OIL relieving the pain. Vata and pitta types should just rub the oil on the surface, while kapha types should give a deeper massage to the area for some time. Alternatively, try this procedure: Apply a paste made of ginger powder mixed with sufficient water to the affected area.
Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes, wash it off, and then rub the back with some eucalyptus oil. (Unless your back pain is in the neck or shoulder area, these back rubs will have to be done by a friend!) . For extra healing and muscle relaxation, apply the mahanarayan oil on TAKE A HOT HERBALIZED BATH your back and then follow with a hot bath in which you put some ginger powder and baking soda (⅓ cup of each). Soak in the tub for 10 to 15 minutes.
You may repeat this bath 2 or 3 times a week, perhaps on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Individuals who suffer from backache often get constipated, and it may be AN ENEMA CAN HELP difficult to tell which is the effect and which is the cause. The backache may be due to chronic constipation, or the spasming muscles and anxiety caused by the back pain may induce constipation. In either case, a simple enema of dashamoola tea will help.
Boil 1 tablespoon of dashamoola powder in a pint of water for about 5 minutes, cool it down, and add ½ cup sesame oil. When it is cool enough, use it as an enema, retaining the liquid for 5 to 10 minutes if you can. A dashamoola-sesame oil enema is soothing to vata and will help relieve both the constipation and the pain. (See appendix 3 for enema guidelines.) .